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Tables of Contents for History of the Florentine People
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
ix
Maps
xxii
HISTORY OF THE FLORENTINE PEOPLE
Preface
2
6
Book I
8
100
Foundation of Florentia by Sulla's veterans
1
6
The Catilinarian conspiracy
7
3
How Rome overshadowed Florentia
10
2
History of the Etruscans
12
8
Rome's debt to Etruscan culture
20
1
Etruria's rivalry with, and eventual defeat by, Rome
21
16
Decline of the Roman Empire and its causes
37
4
Barbarian invasions
41
1
The Goths
41
14
Attila and the Huns
55
4
The Vandals
59
1
Odoacer and Theodosius, king of the Goths
60
4
The Lombard Kingdom
64
4
Charlemagne and the revival of the Western Empire
68
7
Revival of city life
75
1
Florentia destroyed by Totila the Goth, not Attila the Hun
76
4
The struggle between the popes and the emperors and its effects in Tuscany
80
2
Emperor Frederick II and the exacerbation of partisanship
82
26
Book II
108
128
The death of Frederick II and the emergence of the Florentine People as a political force
2
1
Struggle against Ghibellines in Pistoia, Pisa and Figline
3
7
Defeat of Pistoia
10
2
Defeat of Volterra
12
4
Building of the Palace of the Podesta
16
3
The rise of Manfred
19
6
The insurrection of the Uberti and their expulsion from Florence
25
1
Alliance of the exiles with the Sienese
26
2
The speech of Farinata before Manfred
28
2
Manfred aids the Florentine exiles and the Sienese
30
2
Their defeat at the hands of the Florentines
32
2
Manfred sends reinforcements
34
1
The Florentine exiles and the Sienese lay a trap
35
4
Speech of Tegghiaio Adimari before the Anziani
39
9
His advice is rejected, and Florence prepares to fight Siena
48
7
Speech of Manfred's commander to the men of Siena
55
1
The battle of Montaperti
56
5
Reaction in Florence to the defeat of the allied forces
61
1
The Guelfs go into exile; the end of the Primo Popolo
62
3
Florence under Ghibelline rule
65
2
The debate at Empoli over the destruction of Florence
67
2
The speech of Farinata
69
5
Expulsion of Guelf forces from Tuscany
74
6
Emigration of Florentine Guelfs to Emilia-Romagna and their military successes there
80
3
The pope makes Charles of Anjou King of Sicily; Tuscan Guelfism revives
83
3
The Florentine Guelfs join Charles of Anjou
86
2
Speech of the Florentine commander to Charles
88
5
The Battle of Benevento
93
4
Ghibelline power in Florence weakens
97
3
The Ghibelline nobles attempt a counter-coup, but Guido Novello is expelled from Florence
100
3
The restoration of popular power
103
1
The return of the Guelf exiles
104
1
The origins of the Guelf and Ghibelline factions
105
5
A new threat from the young Emperor Conradin
110
2
The pope appoints Charles governor of Tuscany
112
5
The Parte Guelfa is established
117
1
The Florentines and Charles attack and capture the Ghibelline base at Poggibonsi
118
118
Book III
236
94
Charles of Anjou faced with twin threats
1
1
Revolts against the Angevins in Rome and in the Kingdom of Sicily
2
5
Conradin descends upon Italy
7
2
Charles' knights ambushed near Arezzo
9
4
The Battle of Tagliacozzo
13
1
Conradin's flight, capture and execution
14
1
The Florentine Guelfs renew the struggle against Ghibellines in Tuscany
15
6
Charles makes peace between Florence and Pisa
21
3
Gregory X attempts to pacify Florence
24
1
His speech to the Florentines, urging them to receive back the Ghibelline exiles
25
6
An angry reply from the Florentine leadership
31
11
Uprisings in Pisa
42
3
Further dealings of Gregory X with Florence under interdict
45
3
The Florentines and the Lucchesi renew the war against Pisa
48
4
The mission of Cardinal Latino to Florence
52
6
The Priorate is established
58
4
The Sicilian Vespers
62
3
Charles moves to quell the uprising, supported by the Florentines
65
1
His defeat by Peter of Aragon
66
2
Alliance of Florence, Genoa and Lucca against Pisa
68
3
A new circuit of walls is laid out in Florence
71
1
Death of Charles of Anjou
72
1
The beginnings of the war with Arezzo
73
4
Oration of the Aretine Guelfs before the Florentine Priors
77
4
Defeat of the Sienese at the hands of the Aretines
81
2
Further threats from Arezzo and Pisa
83
247
Book IV
330
143
The Aretine war continues
1
4
The Battle of Campaldino
5
6
Miraculous arrival in Florence of the news of victory
11
5
The office of the Standard-Bearer of Justice is created
16
4
Renewal of war against Arezzo and Pisa
20
6
The struggle between the nobility and the People
26
2
Speech of Giano della Bella recommending the Ordinances of Justice
28
7
Peace negotiations with Pisa
35
5
Renewed domestic strife, and the expulsion of Giano della Bella from Florence
40
6
The building of the Palazzo Vecchio
46
3
Beginnings of the struggle between the Blacks and the Whites
49
8
The poet Dante attempts to make peace during his priorate
57
5
Charles of Valois comes to Italy, heralded by a comet
62
1
He is received as a peacemaker in Florence, but behaves like a tyrant
63
1
The exiled Corso Donati returns to Florence
64
3
Dante is exiled
67
9
Renewed strife between the Cerchi and the Donati
76
3
Cardinal Niccolo da Prato attempts to make peace
79
1
He promotes a plan to establish twenty companies of civic militia, each with its own standard-bearer
80
7
The heart of the city is burned in a great fire during factional troubles
87
2
The exiles attack Florence at the behest of Niccolo of Prato
89
5
Robert of Anjou is made commander-in-chief of the Florentine league in Tuscany
94
1
The siege of Pistoia
95
4
A new magistracy, the Executor of Justice, is created
99
1
The mission of Cardinal Napoleone degli Orsini is resisted by the Florentines
100
4
The expulsion and death of Corso Donati
104
6
Pistoia defends itself against Lucca, with Florentine encouragement
110
5
Robert of Anjou becomes King
115
1
Henry VII of Luxembourg becomes Emperor and sends a legation to Florence demanding obedience
116
4
The Florentines debate whether they should send ambassadors to Henry
120
3
Henry crosses the Alps; the Florentines prepare to defend themselves against him
123
2
The malicious amnesty of the jurist Baldo D'Aguglione
125
348
Note on the Text and Translation
473
6
Notes to the Text
479
8
Notes to the Translation
487
18
Bibliography
505
2
Index
507